Daily Archives: 14 Jun 03
Holzer Work:
an online presence of the inspired artist of the twisted aphorism, Jenny Holzer.
The Obit Blog:
“Not just obits of great statesmen and celebrities, but great obituaries of regular people,” from Brooke Biggs of Bittershack renown.
California Coastal Records Project —
Aerial Photographs of the California Coastline: “Welcome to the website of the California Coastal Records Project. Our goal is to create an aerial photographic survey of the California Coast and update it on a periodic basis.” You can zoom in on each of the detailed photographs. I am reading a novel that takes place along the northern California coast; I can follow the action photo by photo. In fact, you can zoom in so much that Barbra Streisand is trying to sue for invasion of privacy to suppress photographs of her estate. [thanks, abby]
Tipping Point: Why Bush fell off a Segway in Kennebunkport
“Yesterday in Kennebunkport, Maine, President Bush managed to tip over a Segway while attempting to ride it — despite the fact that the recently invented motorized scooters are equipped with tilt sensors and five high-tech gyroscopes, which are supposed to prevent them from tipping over. So how did Bush manage to nearly fall flat on his face? The American Prospect
Wave UFO by Mariko Mori:
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in NYC at the IBM Building Atrium (590 Madison Avenue at 56th Street), May 10 – July 31, 2003: “…(F)olks (3 at a time) are led into the large tear drop shaped work of art within which they’ll enjoy an interactive experience. Within the fiberglass sculpture are Technogel seats on which the visitors will relax and watch a 7 minute projection on the domed ceiling above. Each viewer wears a set of electrodes, which gather brainwave data. This information is instantly transformed into visual imagery, in real time correspondence with the actual activity of the brain, and projected onto the screen.”